Hay production: a look at this year’s forecast

This year’s coastal hay is stored and ready to be fed. Inventory is in short supply for many producers, as 2023 has offered no reserves. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record
This year’s coastal hay is stored and ready to be fed. Inventory is in short supply for many producers, as 2023 has offered no reserves. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record

As Will Rogers once said, “A farmer has to be an optimist, or he wouldn’t still be a farmer.” For this year’s hay forecast, that could not be a more accurate statement.

As Lampasas County heads into the cooler months, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that hay producers had a wet spring and are getting a second cutting after the recent rains. The bad news is those two cuttings might…